Motor-vehicle.



170.877,750. PATBNTBD JAN. 28, 19u78.

W. g. WINDHAM.

MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.23, 1906.

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W. Gn WINDHAM. MOTOR VEHICLE. APPLIGATION FILED 7010.23, 1900,

G SHBETS-SHBET Z.

77. G. WINDHAM.

MGTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.23, 190B.

PATENTED JAN. 28, 1908.

G SHEETS-SHEET 3.

No. 877,750. i* PfvlmITED M1728, 1908 W. G. WIND'HAM.

MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.23,1906.

li SHBETS-SHEET 4.

PATENTED JAN. 28, 1908.

W. G. WINDHAM. MOTOR VEHIGLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.23. 1906.

6 SHEETS-SHEET 5.

l tu.

W. G. WINDHAM.

MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.2s, 190e.

PATENTED JAN. 28, 1908.

WALTER onoeosivmnsfiii, or Lennon, misterio.

Moroni This invention. relates to motor vehicles Y and has for its object to construct ii rear l liiodymart hall-body so that 1t can be readily removed f and re .laced with the rninirnum of labor While tlie ap eerance of the vehicle is in no way affeotedl.)y A

According/ to this invention the drivcrs seat is permanently secured to the cli-assis, t While the rear hall-body is mounted upon i so arranged 'that they may he (lisinounteil runners so that it can he slid rearwardly oil the chassis v detachable, so that as the body sides from thechassis it niay be su ported by the legs whether removed entirely from the chassis or only projecting therefrom.

This invention also has reference to means for securing the detachable body portion against vertical displacement upon the chas*H sis, end for locking' it so that it cannot he withdrawn rearwar ily without suoli locking device 'being first released; other detfills hereinafter' fully 'described also constitute part of the same invention.

ln the accompanying drawings, which illustrate `one method of csrrying oiit'tliis invention, Figure l is e perspective view or" the rear portion of s chassis with 'the de tacliable half-liody removed to the end ol the chassis and supported by the legs provided for this purpose; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the lower portion of the body and chassis; Fig. a perspective view oic e detail ,vithii the lower portion oic the hotly; Fig. el a longitudinal section through the rear transverse member of the chassis and the parts immediately above it; Fig. 5 .is a similar View .showing a modified construction of these parts; Fig. 6 is a similar view to Figs.

4 and 5 showing other details of construction;

Fic. 7 is lan oi the. lockiinr device shown o l is in Fig. 6, iig. S is a pr-i'srlieetive view olY modified loiin of detachal) c hall-hotly, and

Fig. .fl is a central longitudinal section olz the moved l'roi'n 'the sockets il an fore part of the vehicle with the modified half-body thereon.

Like letters indlfitte like parts throughout the drawings.

The ian'ie or chassis A. may be o suit- Legs are provided, re'lierahlv Specification of Lettere Ll'atent,

` upon the freine of the body, cleiiily sitio 3?atentecl Ssn.. 2E?,

Application ilef'i January 23. 1906a Serial No. ZSY'A-Z,

cured to it the drivers 1v B oi' the liioily. The ouiited are provided in the body, t

et the rear tlit the forward. against ahutuients l* secured to The position o toe cody when home upon 'the chassis elo-arly shown in l hy dotted In order that t reliable ha f-hofly may kbe easily liani while seing removed or replaced upon the ssis, legs E ere loro`- vided. These may he secured to the holly any convenient manner, but preferably lli' he ller from their pendent position when not use. @ne or more ol' the legs are set lar to the rear oi the cody as possible so that es soon es the letter-projects through the chessis., the.

the lef/s vvien not in Feet a Well l?? lic-rvii. either side of this/Well and preferably close door a liracliet il is n'ioiinte'i channel shaped socl'et adapte. squared @rid F1101?" one of the legs lll. foco ol' eiilcli leg reiiiote .from which the lireclre log is connected, to l le w. strap E" which l.is of suoli il the loef` is dropped into position ithe notch E2 registers with llii f pin E. The foin is tlicn zin( engaging the recessi 'l Wedges Vthe lei;y Toai: i rigid coni'iei'stion tl s Vilhoii the legs are ...c d s wed cross wise in the ivell l?, in this position t ie strap E* supports one end, while the ot'lier-rests in rig.

i Y e v ano 3. le the oito the Y lll) .kie

To strengthen tl i removable hall-body a transverse metal strut ll having upwardly turned ends ll1 is conveniently secured therein. vOne end oi thc strut is shown in Fig. 3. The mein portionll. is secured to the frame oi' the body and the upwardly turned ends lll to opposite walls ol' the saine.

` t is necessary to provide means for holdin g the dei( .cliable body down upon the chas.- sis when it is slid heine thereon .and also for proventingt,r it 'l'roin being displaced in alongitudiiisl direction. Means may also be provided `l'or giving the operator sonic mechanical advantage wl'ion starting the body olil the chassis, or for driving,r it home thereon.

fr device ol this hind is shown in Fig. 4 and comprises a worin J mounted in bearings J1 on a transverse member A1 el' the chassis. leneath the body (l a skew rack lZ of the saine pitch as the worin is rigidly secured. A handle J is provided for rotating the worin and when the body is to be started the worm 'is lirst rotated in a clockwise direction. so that the body is -forced rearwardly. As soon as the rack ,leaves the worin the body, vsf'hicn will now slide more readily, can be pulled oil the chassis by hand. The body is replaced by hist sliding it onto the chassis until the rack abuts against the end oi' the worm when by rotating the latter in uV counter clockwise direction the body may be forced home. This d-ivice in addition to serving as a starting' and ieturi'iinq device for the body, also holds the latter w ien in position against endwisc movement. v

more simple device for starting the body only is shown in Fig. 5. This comprises a reclsli secured to the body C and a ring or socket K1 pivoted at K2 to a lug on the transverse incinber A1 of the chassis. Vlllien it is desired to start the body from its seating, any suitable lever L may be inserted through the ring1 K so that its 'freeend engages the rackx The body may in this manner be prized from its seating; until the' length of the rack is passed o'lter which it can be pulled from the chassis without mechanical aid.

With a comparatively light body these starting devices are unnecessary.

The body may run upon wood or metal as i desired, but metal to metal is found to give the best results and a preferred construction is shown in section on the lett hand n .ln this ligure a 'wooden y 'Il f Y l iraine M is shown built upon the side frame of runner side of Fc'.

members A of the chassis. To the side of the wooden member a ine-.tal i'iange plate M1 is secured and this is in its turn partially covered by a wooden. bead M2. The plate or llange M1 extends above the wooden portion 'the body (l which is recessed to receive it. (ln the vlace of the wooden runner is a instal plate N and thc opposed. sliding paris of the iody are also 'faced with metal shown at when sliding it vlrom'thc chassis, a roller (l (Fig. l) may be mounted on each side frame oi the chassis towards the rear ol thev vehicle, the rollers' being sufficiently above the level of 'the runners to receive the weight of the body. The corresponding runner portion on the body recessed, as shown st O1, so

that when the body is home upon the chassis the recesses therein register with the rollers and allow the body to rest entirely up'on the runners with the rollers so that the body rises upon A very slight rearward movement, y however, `brings the recesses out of register the latter and can be thus easily withdrawn.

Means are also provided for locking the body when home upon the chassis against vcrticsl displacement. F or this purpose the reen ward extensions B of the liized body portion B constituting abutinents against which the doors` D close, are undercut as shown at B2 and the corresponding portions C1 of the body are beveled.. lt will thus be seen that when the body C is pushed home against' the fixed part B, the beveled portions C1 liebeneatli the undercut parts B and prevent vertical displacement. To further insure against vertical displacement, the foot-boord C2 of the half-body may be adapted to extend under a rearward projection orbatten B3 on the fixed body part B.

To prevent Vvertical displacement of the rear end of the haltbody, pendent clawsl are secured to the latter each oi' which comprises a plate or bracket C carrying a forwardly projecting pin C4.. The pins are adapted to engage sockets or oriices A1 in the rear-transverse member of the chassis, 0and theI upper l face lof each pin is sloped so that as the body is pushed heine upon the chassis, a wedging effect'is obtained which draws the body' tightly down vupon Vthe chassis. l

As an alternative of the devices already described for pre-venting rearward displacei ment of the body, a sliding bolt-or latch l) muy be employed. This is mounted in a suit able guide P* secured to the floor of the halfbody C, ri he bolt slides vertically in its izo guide and is normally depressed by `a spring or plate P3 secured to the chassis,y andes the I bolt is situated in front of this plate, rear- `When depressed it depends suliiciently v i t 1 below the floor oi" the body to engage a stop oi Athe runner and lies flush with the wall of 5 -while the other end extends rearwardly 'benesth battons or other suitable projections suits-ble support on the Afloor oli the @ne end ol the lever engages the bolt lr,

handle so that when depressed raises the bolt free, of the late P3' against the sctiori of its spring Pi. lhs lever P5 is accessible when the panel or door El of the Well l? is lowered, end on the panel is secured o block F2 adopted to lie beneath the lever P5 when the door r" closed. ri`he object offthis e-rrengemen insure tiret the lever F will not be (leeres e. accidentally, es unless the door 'U be `iirst opened, the bolt l cannot be raised.

liE desired, the irontl face of the piste l3 me); be sloped as ,shown by the dottedV line Fig. @,so thettv should weer permit the body to further advanced upon the chossis, the bolt een drop lower and engage. the plete et e lower and therefore more advanced point. This insures against any end play between the front r'iiled portion of the body end the plete l. it vwill be understood that the inclined tace of the piste P3 is not sutiioient to reeect upon the bolt and cause. it to slide baci: against the pressure of its spring.

ln 8 e detachable helioodjy' is shown in which 'iront supports D2 ereprovided against which the doors close, instead of closingl against the ebutnients D1 on the fixed port of the body. This arrangement is advantageous in that it strengthens the fore part oi the body7 and to further straps-then the seme the supports :irc corivei connected by a. cross member or sti All of these ports move with thebelibody and conveniently the transverse member D is inode to lie under o rearward extension B4 on the fixed bod}T portieri E, when the hall:- bodv is boinc upon the chassis; this arrangement further insures against vertical dis placement of the fore port oi the body.

@n the bodjT (Fig. S) 'forwardly extending side members C3 are shown which, :is the bodg7 is advanced along the chassis, slide o on the fixed body port.y This allows tbe heli-loo@T 'to be partially xvithdrmvn along the chassis, for the purpose of inspecting the goor beneath the body, without the,- necessity of putting the legs in position. if. extensions such is C3 were not provided, the. bod),T when withdrewn only a comparatively smell distance from its normal position would be liable to tiltv backwards, unless the legs were in place, buteny such tilting is l eiectuslly prevented by the battons so lone; es the extensions C" are beneath them, :ind these may 'be made ot any length de sired.

fit the roar oi the'detscheble hsiibodv bend holes such es C4 :1re Yprovided. These, shown in the drawing, ere conveniently ornied in the under side of the overhanging superstructure oi bodjir sind afford ineens by which the body may be readily handled end projecting inv without damage the peint or varnish. @ne hole only is shown, but it' will be understood that two are preferably'provided 'et er convenient distance eport, one for erich bend of 'the operator.

ifi/'het .l claim :is my invention sind desire to secure by Letters Potent is l.. ln e motor vehicle the combination oi a. chassis, s front sont secured thereto and suitably disposed for the driver, longitudinal runners on the chassis, and s resi' helibody detachable freni the chassis by siiding resrwsrdly upon the runners, substantially' es set forth.

in s motor vehicle the combination of o chassis, s front sost secured t iereto, loneltudirial runners lon the chassis, e resr heribodyT detachable from the chassis by slidingyreiirwsrdly upon the runners, legs to support the heli-body when projecting' beyond or entirely' removed from the chassis, substrintiolly se forth.

3. ln a motor vehicle the combination of s. chassis, si front sect secured thereto, longitudinal runners on the chassis, sireer heli-body detachable from the chessis by sliding` rearwardly on the runners, legs to support 'the hftli-body when projecting beyond or entirely removed from the chassis, and Ineens for dismounting the from their pendent position upon the body/when the letter is home upon tbe chassis, sul,im st'ontielly es set iortli. y, f

il. .ln a motor vehicle the combination of e chessis, a front seot secured thereto, longitudinal runners on the chassis, a heilt-body detachable from the cliiissis by sliding rearwardly Auponv the runners, detechsble legs to support the helbodg. when projecting beyond or entirely removed from the chassis, substentieilly es forth...

5. In o motor vehicletbe combinati longitudinal wood runners, :Ganges lo?? se cured to the outer side of the Wood runners e vertical .plone there-k lrom, e chassis or reletivel stationery ment, o. resr half-body or reA stively Inovebie lil@ -ibs

element detschslile from the by siiding rearwardly upon the runners; ineens tor securingl the runners with. their flanges M1 tol one oi these elements so that the ele-- ter recesses in the corresponding element ons lie-flush therewith, and e front seet secured to the chassis "srlbstentielly as forth;

o. in s motor vehicle the corob'i'ristionot e.;

dirisl runners on the chassis, arcor heli-body detachable from the clinssis` by slidi. roer Wsrdly n on the runners, side doors to t ie detecliebie halboily hinged et the rear, sind Ineens for latching; the forward oi' the doors, snbstentiolly es setiforth.

7. ln s motor vehicle the eornliinotiori of o chassis, e yiront seztt secured thereto', longi tudino-l runners on the chassis roer heli i chassis o front sent secured thereto longitil i zo body dotoohofblo from the olosssis by slidingr rearwardly upon. the runners, sioe doors to the detachable hslilboily hingod et the rear, upwardly extending,supports secured to the forward end of the dotar-.hablo lmlioody and situated in advonoe of the doors so thatl these close against the supports, and moans for lstching the doors thereto, substantially set forth.

S. In :i motor vehicle the ooinhinstion ot' s chassis, a front seat secured thereto, longin tndinal runners on the olisssis,e rear hell"- body detachable yfrom tho chassis by slidingr rearwardly upon the runners, upwardly extending supports secured to thefiorwsrd end ofthe detoclisble body, side doors hinged to the detachable heli-body to the roorof the forward supports, rnd a transverse member connecting the supports, substantially ns set forth.

9. in e motor vehicle the oo hina/cion of o chassis, a front seat secured thereto, longitudiiml runners on the chassis, o rear half-body detachable from the chassis hy sliding reorwsrdly upon the runners, upwardly' extending supports secured to 'the forward end or. 'the detachable iw iy, doors hinged to the deteoheble inrit-body to tho resi1 ol' the 'ior- Word supports, a transverse ineniher oon- .neotiog tire supports, and. s rearward pro @tion onthe fixed body portion beneath noli this transverse member is brought Whenftlio detool'iohie huli`-l' o ly is horneupon the chassis so that the. hody is looked against vertical movement, suhstnn tifilly as i'orth.

TU. in. o. motor vehicle the combination of s, ohassis, o. 'iront sont secured tliereto, longri tudinel runners on the chassis, s rear holtbody detachable from the ohessis by sliding rearwardly upon the runners, ond. e devise 4by which ii purchase muy .Je obtained for moving` the hody in a longitudinal flireetion upon. the chassis, substantially its sot `forth` il. ln o motor Vehicle the combination of o chassis, o front sont scoured thoreto, longi .tudinol runners on the chassis, a'rez'u halthody detachable 'from the chassis by sliding 'rearwardly upon tho runners, o. .yorm', beatifiogs in. wl'iioh the r-.f'orni muy he rmoted, s rook or Iiiit-portion to cooperate with the Worm, means for securingr one oi thoso eoperating ports to the dotochohlo body portion of the vehioio end the other to some fixed part of the some, und moons [or rotating the Worm for tho puiiiiose oi storting-the liody from the chassis or forcing it home. thereon, suostentiaiiy ns set forth.

l2. In a motor Vehicle the -oonobinotion of a. chassis, o. front secured thereto, longitugdinel runners on the chassis, a. rear haiiL foody detachable from tho chassis by sliding 'roorwsrdly upon the runners, and rollers at tiro roar of the oimssis to support the body as it is Witndrenrn tlierotroin, the body being 'o eh assis, o 'iront sont seen sow/so provided with reoessesto .ooiy'o the r liers Wim-:n .ironie upon the ehn s so tliot norinuiiy it does not rest. upon them, substantially set forth.

i3. in o, niet r vehicle the combination oi' e chassis, s .iront sont secured. thereto, lon ritudinol runners on the chssis, s. reni" lio f body detziohobo from the chassis by sliding,r rearwardly upon. the runners, o. forwardly projecting rnemhor at the rear oli the dotnoh ohio holt-body, and moons on some iixod portion of 'the Vehicle to receive this torwerdly projecting nieinhor, one oi these ports heilig provided with en inclined tooo so that es the iialfhody is pushsd home upon the chassis its door is drown dei upon the chassis hy the resulting; Wedge-.like substantially os set forth.

i4. in a .motor vehicle the combination of a chassis, o front seat seourod. thereto, longitudinal runners on the chassis, a rear hidi-H oody detachable from the olie-ssis hy siiding rearwardly ,upon the runners, end o p 1orient claw secured to the resi' oi the det: hie half-body and ndsptod to enter e sool in. the chassis, the Glow having so inclined up* per so that 'es the holilhody is driven home upon thelohossisnit is dren/n flown sind iookod against 'vertical movement, sulostsrb -tioily set forth.

15. In a motor vohiole the combination ol.t s elias-sis, s .front sost secured. thereto, ions tudinol runners on the chassis, v body detachable, .from the chassis hy res 'wordly upon tiro runners one havingliond. holes it the rear, snhsmutislly as forth.

1.6. in sy motor 'Velneie the combination oi:

e, chassis, s front sont secured thereto, iongi.-

tudinol runners on the chassis, oreor 'hs-if" body detachable from the by sliding rearwardly .upon the runners, ysrtioa-ily sliding bolt carried ny the hait-body, a stop on the Chassis si Listed to the oi' the holt when the body is home upon. 'the ohr i 'with which the boli.; engin-ges so that i rword 'movement of tho holt-body ted, o loyer for raising the holt out o? p. 1h of' this stop to porinit rearward movement of the body, o hii'iged panel ot 'the rear of the body hy wliioh may he hooi to the ieyer, oud moons operatively oonnooting the hir :d panel with 'he iover so that when tl a. nonol is olosed th., lsvo is ioeled in suon positionv es to insintoi til e holt in: ongogement with the chess', snhst fortln 17. .in o motor vehicle; tl

s, resi" haii hody. detsiohohie from the olio. sis by sliding;

rearwardly upon the. runners, s 'ioaliy sliding bolt carried bythe iioli`-body stop on. the chassis situated to 'the rear of yr e tiolly ss set when the borly is home uponlthe chassis, the

stopv her/ing en inclined fece so that its lower end advances. towards the. vfront of the Yehicle,l the bolt being arranged in the path of the stop so that rearward movement of the hzrltbody is 'prevented thereby and means for raising the bolt out of the path of Ithe stop, substantially as set forth. y

- 18. In a. motor vehicle the combination of aohessis, s front seat secured thereto, lon tudinai runners on the chassis, .a rear ha. body detachable from the chassis by sliding rearwardly upon the runners, forwardly extending side members .onthe half-body and corresponding members on a fXe-dpor 'tion of the vehicle situated above the extensions on the body so that the letter een be Withdrawn a. given distance Without release I Fe" mi of 'the forward end in e Vertical direction, substantially as set forth.

1.9. in aI mot-or vehicle the combination of a ohesss, e front seat secured thereto, longi tudinal runners on the chassis, e. rear halfbody detachable from the body by sliding rearwerdly upon the runners, e tie H secured to the floor of `the half-body, and upward extensions H1 on the tie secured to the Walls of the half-bocl'y, substantially as set forth. In testimony whereof l have signed my name to' this specification in the. presence of -two subscritngr Witnesses.

WAUER GEGRGE WINDHAM.

l/Vituosses:

VMLLIAM H. BALLANTYNE, A. M. HAYWARD. 

